I have a couple of fun things to share with you guys today thanks to MorningStar Farms: A delicious recipe and a great giveaway! Not a bad way to kick off the day, right!?
If you’ve been a PBF reader from the beginning (thank you!), you know I’ve been a fan of MorningStar Farms veggie burgers for years.
My three favorite flavors:
- Tomato & Basil Pizza Burgers
- Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burgers
- Asian Veggie Patties
Back when I worked in an office environment, my coworkers would always poke fun at my “pizza burger” afternoon snack because I’d heat up a Tomato & Basil Pizza Burger in the break room several times a week and it always made the break room smell like the pizza delivery guy just stopped by! I gravitated toward the pizza burger because it was super simple to heat up at work, packed a protein punch and tasted delicious all by itself. A triple threat!
Lately I’ve been gravitating toward the Asian Veggie Patties and the Spicy Black Bean Burgers. Both are incredibly flavorful and I love the way they amp up the flavor of a big, veggie-packed lunchtime salad.
(A super simple spinach salad made with crumbled Spicy Black Bean Burgers, carrots, red onion, cucumber, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper!)
In addition to using the veggie burgers in salads, they’re also fabulous in quesadillas, wraps and homemade flatbread pizzas. They’re a great freezer staple in our house!
A couple of weeks ago, Ryan and I were in charge of dinner at my father-in-law’s house on Memorial Day. We wanted to keep things simple since our lunch included a super-filling Memorial Day barbeque and decided to follow an easy recipe I found on the MorningStar Farms website.
If you’re looking for a ridiculously simple recipe that makes the already tasty Spicy Black Bean Burgers taste a little more special, I highly recommend giving this recipe for Cumin Crusted Black Bean Burgers with Avocado Relish a go!
Cumin Crusted Black Bean Burgers with Avocado Relish
Serves One
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons seeded, peeled, and finely chopped avocado
- 2 tablespoons seeded and finely chopped tomato
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped red onion
- 1 teaspoon lime juice (divided)
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper (I used fresh red bell pepper)
- 1 Morningstar Farms® Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burger
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin
- 1 hamburger bun, split (about 1 1/2 oz.)
Directions
1. In small bowl toss together avocado, tomato, onion, 1/2 teaspoon of the lime juice and red pepper. Set aside.
2. Brush MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burger on both sides with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon lime juice. Rub cumin onto both sides of burger. Cook according to package directions.
3. Top bun bottom with burger, avocado mixture and bun top.
While Ryan prepped the burgers in cumin, I made a much larger portion of the avocado salsa so we could easily use it again on salads for lunch with crumbled black bean burgers the next day. Both options were great!
And now it’s giveaway time!
BlogHer is offering a $100 Visa gift card to one PBF reader so you can go get yourself some yummy veggie burgers! To enter this giveaway, simply comment below telling me about which of the following new MorningStar Farms products you most want to try:
- Spicy Black Bean Burger <— My favorite!
- Mediterranean Chickpea Burger
- Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger
- Buffalo Chik Patty
- Original Veggie Sausage
Good luck!
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I love the spicy black bean burgers! I’m pinning that recipe, sounds delish 🙂 I haven’t seen the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger and would love to try it!!
I’ve been eating MorningStar products since I was in high school – they’re awesome! I’d love to give the Spicy Black Bean Burger a try!
The black bean burgers are my favorite (I like mine with a fried egg on top), but I’d love to try the Mediterranean chickpea burgers!
I would love to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger. I love garlic!
Yum I love MorningStar Farms Veggie Burgers! I LOVE the spicy black bean burger! Such an easy and delicious meal!
MorningStar products are filled with so many horrible ingredients that are bad for you. There are so many GMO’s and chemicals that they use. I feel bad for anyone that eats any of this. Yuck!
I would love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger because I love the taste of Chickpeas in a burger! I would LOVE to win this giveaway!
Spicy Black Bean Burgers for sure! They are always my go to when I don’t have time to prep something else for lunch!
I would love to try the buffalo chik! They all sound amazing!
My husband and I eat the black bean burgers roughly once a week! We love them! I just purchased the quinoa and chik burgers to try and they are currently in my freezer!
Mediterranean Chickpea Burger, hands down! 🙂
I am currently on a kick with the Buffalo Chick’n patties – I love love love them!
I’d like to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger — haven’t seen them in the store yet.
The spicy black bean burger is a favorite of mine, but I’d love to try the buffalo chik pattie!
Who knew there were such great products out there! The spicy black bean burger sounds divine!
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I definitely want to try the chickpea burger – it sounds like it would be awesome in a pita with tzaziki sauce!
The spicy black bean burger sounds amazing!
I love the spicy black bean burger, but I’d love to try the garlic and quinoa burger!
definitely the Buffalo Chik Patty
I LOVE the Mediterranean Chickpea burgers but really want to try the Roasted Garlic and Quinoa. I did not even know those babies existed!
oooh the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger sounds intriguing!!
I love the spicy black bean burger, but would love to try the buffalo chicken!
I’m already a HUGE fan of the spicy black bean burgers, so I’d love to try the buffalo chik patties!
spicy black bean all the way! I love them all though, I even tricked my husband with the chicken patties because he was so adverse to trying it and he really thought it was real chicken!
I love Garlice and I’d like to eat more Quinoa so I’d try this one: Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger
I LOVE Morningstar Farms! I usually gravitate towards their breakfast veggie bacon and sausage, but I would love to try more of their lunch and dinner items. From the list above, I’d like to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger — maybe sprinkled with some feta? Yum!
Great giveaway per usual, Julie!
Love love love the spicy black bean burger veggie burgers! So good!
I do love the black bean burger form Morning Star, so good! Maybe it’s time to try the Mediterranean chickpea.
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I haven’t had the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burgers, so I’d give those a try!
I would love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea burger! My husband and I are both vegetarians and buy Morningstar Farms products regularly, but have yet to try those. They sound tasty! Love the veggie sausage…so yummy on an egg sandwich (english muffin or bagel thin, egg, cheese, and veggie sausage). Awesome giveaway! 🙂
Roasted garlic quinoa sound delicious!
I LOVE the original veggie sausage but can’t wait to try the black bean burgers!!!
I love the spicy black bean burger and would want to try the roasted garlic and quinoa burger.
I’d like to try the spicy black bean burger.
i LOVE the chickpea burgers as well as the black bean ones!
As a vegetarian for more than 20 years, I love all the MSF products and have tried them all, but lately I have been loving the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger! It is scrumptious and has such a unique flavor!!! Love, love, love!
The Buffalo Chik Patty sounds good!
The veggie sausage looks amazing!!!
I love the spicy black bean burgers!
I’ve been a vegetarian for 4 years now and LOVE all Morningstar products. There isn’t one that I haven’t liked. I’ve always loved the chicken patties and buffalo wings so the buffalo patty is a win for me, but honestly, I’m excited about all of them!
My favorite is the morningstar original chik patties but would love to try their new Buffalo Chik Patty!
I want to try the spicy blackbean
I love love love all Morningstar farm products and already love and enjoy the black bean burger and buffalo chickn nuggets, I’d love to try their new quinoa burger!!!!
The spicy black bean burger is my current favorite, but I would love to try the Mediterranean chickpea burger. Sounds delish!
I already love their spicy blackbean burgers- but I’ve never seen the Mediterranean chickpea burgers! I’d love to try them!
The Mediterranean Chickpea burger sounds fabulous!
I’d like to try the Buffalo Chik Patty.
I love their tomato basil pizza burger! I’ve really been wanting to try the Buffalo Chick’n Patty.
Buffalo Chk Patty yummm!